On Monday, the Lebanese judiciary decided to back up the shares belonging to the Governor of the Bank of Lebanon.
The official Lebanese News Agency said that the head of the Beirut Implementation Department, Judge Faisal Makki, issued a decision in which he decided to reserve the shares of the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, in a number of real estate and movables owned by him.
The judge’s decision came against the backdrop of a summons by the lawyers within the group “The people want to reform the system.”
And the agency continued: "The decision came as well based on a complaint against the Governor of the Banque du Liban, of crimes that undermine the financial position of the state, and urged the public to withdraw money deposited in banks, sell state bonds, job negligence and embezzlement."
Lebanon is suffering the worst economic crisis since the end of the civil war (1975-1990), which sparked since October 17 last popular protests raise economic and political demands.
The protesters are demanding the departure of the political class that they hold responsible for the "rampant corruption" in state institutions, which they see as the main cause of the country's financial and economic collapse.
In addition to the economic crisis, Lebanon is suffering from severe political division and polarization, especially since the formation of the current government headed by Hassan Diab on February 11, succeeding the Saad Hariri government that resigned on October 29 under the pressure of protests.